Opinion

The late British press mogul Lord Northcliffe once stated that "news is what someone else doesn't want you to know; everything else is advertising....

Did you know that the first opinion polls can be traced back to The Harrisburg Pennsylvanian in the USA almost 200 years ago? On that occasion the ...

Over one million cheering fans lined the streets of Boston for the big celebration of the Boston Bruins recently winning the Stanley Cup by defeati...

Imagine how confused American golf fans were during Rory McIlroy's long stroll into history a couple of weekends ago. At some point during the thir...

Some brows were doubtless furrowed with the report of a new bridge for San Francisco with a "Made in China" sticker on it. For those who prefer the...

After very successfully hosting the recent visits to Ireland by the queen and President Obama, Taoiseach Enda Kenny's standing around the world, an...

It was a week that will long be remembered. The recent first visit by a British monarch to the Irish Republic since independence surpassed all expe...

There has been much talk of a new era in golf since Rory McIlroy’s runaway win at the U.S. Open at the Congressional club in Bethesda on Sunday. Ac...

Irish finance minister Michael Noonan was in the U.S. last week for a low key visit with a high level of urgency behind it. Noonan was here to reas...

Devolution is bedding down in the midst of the biggest economic crisis in our lifetime. Elections are over and there is now cross-party consensus t...

Sometimes it's best to leave history to historians - or at least to people who have read a book or two onthe subject. As you very likely know by no...

Irish political life is the lesser this week following the untimely death of former finance minister Brian Lenihan. Lenihan, who was at the very ce...